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Cambridge International Examinations
Cambridge International Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced Level
9389/42
HISTORY
Paper 4 Depth Study
May/June 2015
1 hour 30 minutes
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This paper contains three sections:
Depth Study 1: Europe of the Dictators, 1918–1941
Depth Study 2: The History of the USA, 1945–1990
Depth Study 3: International History, 1945–1991
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Depth Study 1: Europe of the Dictators, 1918–1941
Answer any two questions.
1
To what extent had Lenin created a totalitarian state in Russia by 1924?
[30]
2
Evaluate the reasons for the failure of democracy in Italy by 1922.
[30]
3
To what extent does Stalin’s use of his position as General Secretary of the Communist Party
explain his rise to power by 1928?
[30]
4
To what extent does popular support for Nazism explain Hitler’s rise to power?
[30]
Depth Study 2: The History of the USA, 1945–1990
Answer any two questions.
5
How accurate is it to describe US society in the 1950s as ‘calm and stable’?
[30]
6
How great was the impact of the oil crises of the 1970s on the USA?
[30]
7
How far did the Reagan Presidency help to improve the position of ethnic minorities during
the 1980s?
[30]
8
‘The Helsinki Accords were a defeat for the USA in the Cold War in Europe.’ How far do you agree?
[30]
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Depth Study 3: International History, 1945–1991
Answer any two questions.
9
‘Confused and inconsistent’. How accurate is this assessment of Khrushchev’s foreign policy? [30]
10 To what extent was the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan responsible for the onset of the ‘Second
Cold War’?
[30]
11 How successful was Deng Xiaoping in addressing the problems which faced China?
[30]
12 How far was Nasser responsible for the outbreak of the Suez War of 1956?
[30]
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